Tim Ryan (actor)

Tim Ryan (actor)
Timothy Thomas Ryan (July 5, 1899 – October 22, 1956) was an American performer and film actor. Ryan was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, on July 5, 1899, to Edward and Hannah (McGeehan) Ryan.
He teamed with wife Irene Ryan, who later played Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies, as "Tim and Irene," an act who performed on Broadway, in films and on radio. They appeared in short films for Educational Pictures in the mid-1930s based on their vaudeville act. The Ryans were married from 1922 to 1942. Even after their divorce in 1942, the couple occasionally worked together.
In the 1940s, Ryan acted in films and wrote screenplays at Monogram Pictures. He appeared in film roles as policemen, newspaper editors and detectives.
Ryan died in Los Angeles on October 22, 1956, at the age of 57.
Selected filmography
Brother Orchid (1940) - Turkey Malone
Private Affairs (1940) - Bartender Harry
Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) - Third Mate on Ship (uncredited)
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940) - Judge Saunders
Hullabaloo (1940) - Skee Golf Concessionaire (uncredited)
Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) - Police Inspector
Lucky Devils (1941) - K.W. Momsen
Maisie Was a Lady (1941) - Second Barker (uncredited)
The Strawberry Blonde (1941) - Streetcleaner Foreman (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed (1941) - Mr. Wilson, Insurance Agent
The Penalty (1941) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Dead Men Tell (1941) - Red Eye Bartender (uncredited)
Pot o' Gold (1941) - Snooky (uncredited)
Sis Hopkins (1941) - Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Angels with Broken Wings (1941) - (uncredited)
San Antonio Rose (1941) - Gus (uncredited)
Sweetheart of the Campus (1941) - Football Coach (uncredited)
Hurricane Smith (1941) - Bartender (uncredited)
Citadel of Crime (1941) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Ice-Capades (1941) - Jackson
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) - Piano Mover (uncredited)
Harmon of Michigan (1941) - Flash Regan
Two Latins from Manhattan (1941) - Police Sergeant
You'll Never Get Rich (1941) - Cop ticketing Curtis (uncredited)
It Started with Eve (1941) - Tom - Assistant Editor (uncredited)
Last of the Duanes (1941) - Bartender (uncredited)
Three Girls About Town (1941) - Singing Drunk
Public Enemies (1941) - Trumbull
I Wake Up Screaming (1941) - Detective (uncredited)
The Devil Pays Off (1941) - First Mate (uncredited)
Rise and Shine (1941) - Doorman (uncredited)
Melody Lane (1941) - Police Sergeant
Bedtime Story (1941) - Mac
Ball of Fire (1941) - Motor Cop
Don't Get Personal (1942) - Traffic Cop
Blue, White and Perfect (1942) - Barney - Cop (uncredited)
Blondie Goes to College (1942) - Mr. Higby, Football Coach (uncredited)
Nazi Agent (1942) - Officer (uncredited)
Mr. and Mrs. North (1942) - O'Toole the Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
Pardon My Stripes (1942) - Speed Wilson (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) - Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Yokel Boy (1942) - Waiter (uncredited)
Secret Agent of Japan (1942) - Bartender (uncredited)
Butch Minds the Baby (1942) - Mike (uncredited)
The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) - Police Officer Farrell (uncredited)
This Time for Keeps (1942) - Professor Diz (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire (1942) - Weems - Guard (uncredited)
Sweetheart of the Fleet (1942) - Gordon Crouse
Tortilla Flat (1942) - Rupert Hogan (uncredited)
Flight Lieutenant (1942) - Bartender (uncredited)
Just Off Broadway (1942) - Bus Tour Guide (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk (1942) - Auctioneer
Get Hep to Love (1942) - Detective Tucker
The Forest Rangers (1942) - Keystone Cop (uncredited)
Stand By All Networks (1942) - Police Inspector Ryan
Strictly in the Groove (1942) - Professor Blake
Stand by for Action (1942) - Lt. Tim Ryan
Reveille with Beverly (1943) - Mr. Kennedy
Two Weeks to Live (1943) - Thrill-a-Minute Higgens (uncredited)
Hit Parade of 1943 (1943) - Brownie May
Redhead from Manhattan (1943) - Mike Glendon
Sarong Girl (1943) - Tim Raynor
Melody Parade (1943) - Happy Harrington
Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943) - Police Lt. Burke
Riding High (1943) - Jones (uncredited)
The Sultan's Daughter (1943) - Tim
Swingtime Johnny (1943) - Sparks
Swing Out the Blues (1943) - Judge Dudley Gordon
True to Life (1943) - Mr. Mammal (uncredited)
Her Primitive Man (1944) - House Detective (uncredited)
Hot Rhythm (1944) - Mr. O'Hara
And the Angels Sing (1944) - Stage-Door Man (uncredited)
Detective Kitty O'Day (1944) - Inspector Clancy
Kansas City Kitty (1944) - Dave Clark
Shadow of Suspicion (1944) - Everett G. Northrup
Crazy Knights (1944) - Grogan
Hi, Beautiful (1944) - Babcock
Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945) - Inspector Clancy
Fashion Model (1945) - Police Inspector O'Hara
Rockin' in the Rockies (1945) - Tom Trove
Swingin' on a Rainbow (1945) - Hustun Greer
Detour (1945) - Nevada Diner Proprietor
Who's Guilty? (1945) - Duke Ellis
Idea Girl (1946) - Ken Williams (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston (1946) - Mr. Dibson (uncredited)
Dark Alibi (1946) - Foggy
Till the End of Time (1946) - Steve Sumpter (uncredited)
Wife Wanted (1946) - Bartender
Bringing Up Father (1946) - Dinty Moore
Blondie's Holiday (1947) - Mike
High Barbaree (1947) - Ringmaster (uncredited)
News Hounds (1947) - editor John 'Bullfrog' Burke
The Unfinished Dance (1947) - Moose (uncredited)
Merton of the Movies (1947) - Mammoth Studio's Night guard (uncredited)
Cass Timberlane (1947) - Police Officer Charlie Ellis (uncredited)
Body and Soul (1947) - Jack Shelton (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947) - Dinty Moore
Half Past Midnight (1948) - Amos the Bartender (uncredited)
Shanghai Chest (1948) - Police Lt. Mike Ruark
Beyond Glory (1948) - Partier Punched by Rocky (uncredited)
The Golden Eye (1948) - Lt. Mike Ruark, aka "Vincent O'Brien"
The Luck of the Irish (1948) - Patrolman Clancy (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948) - Dinty Moore
Force of Evil (1948) - Johnson (uncredited)
Miss Mink of 1949 (1949) - Police Sgt. Clancy (uncredited)
Shamrock Hill (1949) - Uncle
Alias Nick Beal (1949) - Detective Dodds (uncredited)
Champion (1949) - Al - Kansas City Manager (uncredited)
The Stratton Story (1949) - Man Playing Slot Machine (uncredited)
Sky Dragon (1949) - Lt. Mike Ruark
Stampede (1949) - The Drunk (uncredited)
Forgotten Women (1949) - Harry
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949) - Dinty Moore
Red, Hot and Blue (1949) - Brad Williams - Stranger (uncredited)
Dear Wife (1949) - Police Officer Simmons (uncredited)
Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950) - Dinty Moore
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950) - Specs' Father (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) - Jack, police clerk (uncredited)
Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950) - Bentley
The Petty Girl (1950) - Durkee - Producer #1 (uncredited)
My Blue Heaven (1950) - Cop (uncredited)
To Please a Lady (1950) - Minor Role (uncredited)
Cuban Fireball (1951) - Detective Bacon
All That I Have (1951) - Ben Renson
Crazy Over Horses (1951) - Flynn
Here Come the Marines (1952) - Sheriff Benson
Fargo (1952) - Sam
No Holds Barred (1952) - Mr. Hunter
The Marksman (1953) - Stagecoach Driver
From Here to Eternity (1953) - Sergeant Pete Karelsen
Hot News (1953) - Ringside Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Private Eyes (1953) - Andy the Cop
Fighting Trouble (1956) - Ray Vance
The Cruel Tower (1956) - Bartender (uncredited)
The Buster Keaton Story (1957) - Studio Policeman
Beau James (1957) - Captain of Police (uncredited) (final film role)
References
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1890s births
1956 deaths
American male film actors
American male radio actors
American male musical theatre actors
Vaudeville performers
Male actors from New Jersey
20th-century American male actors
20th-century American male singers
20th-century American singers